This Day in Sports History — July 25

Here are just some of the notable sports moments that happened on July 25:

1902 — James J. Jeffries knocked out Bob Fitzsimmons in the eighth round of their fight in San Francisco to retain the heavyweight boxing title. (More info.)

1941 — Lefty Grove of the Boston Red Sox won his 300th game, 10-6, against the Cleveland Indians at Fenway Park in Boston. (More info.)

1970 — The U.S. Tennis Association began using a nine-point tiebreaker — at 4-4 the next point wins the set. It later switched to the 12-point tiebreaker in 1974. (More info.)

1972 — The National League beat the American League, 4-3, in the MLB All-Star Game at Fulton County Stadium in Atlanta. (More info.)

1976 — American Jim Montgomery won the gold medal in the 100-meter freestyle at the Montreal Olympics in a record time of 49.99 seconds, becoming the first swimmer to break the 50-second barrier. (More info.)

1976 — American Edwin Moses won the gold medal in the 400-meter hurdles at the Montreal Olympics in a world record time of 47.64 seconds. (More info.)

1990 — Actress Roseanne Barr delivered an off-key rendition of the National Anthem at a Cincinnati Reds — San Diego Padres game at Jack Murphy Stadium in San Diego. (More info.)

1992 — The Summer Olympics opened in Barcelona, Spain. (More info.)

1993 — Miguel Indurain of Spain won his third consecutive Tour de France in Paris. (More info.)

1999 — American Lance Armstrong, three years removed from cancer surgery, won the first of seven consecutive Tour de France races in Paris....more than 10 years later, he finally admitted to doping like a maniac.